FF dxyz-cpanel
Manage cPanel hosting accounts via API for version 134.0.11 and compatible versions. Supports account management, DNS zones, email accounts, databases (MySQL/PostgreSQL), file operations, SSL certificates, backups, and bandwidth monitoring. Use when managing cPanel/WHM servers, creating accounts, configuring domains, managing email, or performing server administration tasks. Integrates with UAPI, WHM API, and cPanel API 2. Uses exec, read_file, write_file tools for API calls and configuration.
As a process F 33/100 · Will not run — References files that are not bundled: references/whm-api.md, references/uapi.md
What is at stake
Medium-severity findings: the skill is probably honest, but read what alarmed the scanner.
Below is the worst case for this category. The finding here is medium: the guard saw a sign, not a proof.
The instructions or scripts send data out: environment variables, keys, file contents, chat history. You may never notice, because the agent performs the upload as "part of the task".
If the upload is not needed for the task, remove it: catalogs flag such skills and delist them. If it is needed, name the destination explicitly, say what leaves the machine, and give the user a switch.
How to improve
- The text references files that are not there: add them or drop the references.
- Your own cases (evals/evals.json, 4–6 real requests with expected answers): the full check would then run those instead of a model-drafted suite.
- A spec.yaml with trigger phrases and assertions — a behaviour contract for CI; `skilltest init` writes a template.
Guard findings · 52
✓ No critical or high findings
Medium and low: 52
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medium Exfiltration
net-credential-usereferences/api-reference.md:71Credential used in a network call (verify the destination is the intended service)curl -H "Authorization: whm $TOKEN" \
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medium Exfiltration
net-credential-usereferences/api-reference.md:89Credential used in a network call (verify the destination is the intended service)curl -H "Authorization: whm $TOKEN" \
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medium Exfiltration
net-credential-usereferences/api-reference.md:121Credential used in a network call (verify the destination is the intended service)curl -H "Authorization: whm $TOKEN" "$HOST/json-api/version"
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medium Exfiltration
net-credential-usereferences/api-reference.md:128Credential used in a network call (verify the destination is the intended service)curl -H "Authorization: whm $TOKEN" "$HOST/json-api/loadavg"
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medium Exfiltration
net-credential-usereferences/api-reference.md:135Credential used in a network call (verify the destination is the intended service)curl -H "Authorization: whm $TOKEN" "$HOST/json-api/servicestatus?service=httpd"
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medium Exfiltration
net-credential-usereferences/error-codes.md:134Credential used in a network call (verify the destination is the intended service)curl -v -H "Authorization: whm $TOKEN" "$HOST/json-api/version"
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medium Exfiltration
net-credential-usereferences/error-codes.md:146Credential used in a network call (verify the destination is the intended service)curl -H "Authorization: whm $TOKEN" "$HOST/json-api/listaccts?api.version=1&search=username"
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medium Exfiltration
net-credential-usereferences/error-codes.md:194Credential used in a network call (verify the destination is the intended service)curl -H "Authorization: whm $TOKEN" "$HOST/json-api/servicestatus?service=mysql"
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medium Exfiltration
net-credential-usereferences/version-134-changes.md:77Credential used in a network call (verify the destination is the intended service)curl -H "Authorization: whm $TOKEN" "$HOST/json-api/listaccts"
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medium Exfiltration
net-credential-usereferences/version-134-changes.md:80Credential used in a network call (verify the destination is the intended service)curl -H "Authorization: whm $TOKEN" "$HOST/json-api/listaccts?api.version=1"
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medium Exfiltration
net-credential-usereferences/version-134-changes.md:130Credential used in a network call (verify the destination is the intended service)curl -H "Authorization: whm $TOKEN" "$HOST/json-api/version"
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medium Exfiltration
net-credential-usereferences/version-134-changes.md:153Credential used in a network call (verify the destination is the intended service)curl -H "Authorization: whm $TOKEN" \
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medium Exfiltration
net-credential-usescripts/backup_account.sh:17Credential used in a network call (verify the destination is the intended service)curl -s -H "Authorization: whm $TOKEN" \
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medium Exfiltration
net-credential-usescripts/backup_account.sh:25Credential used in a network call (verify the destination is the intended service)curl -s -H "Authorization: whm $TOKEN" \
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medium Exfiltration
net-credential-usescripts/backup_account.sh:34Credential used in a network call (verify the destination is the intended service)curl -s -H "Authorization: whm $TOKEN" \
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medium Exfiltration
net-credential-usescripts/backup_account.sh:37Credential used in a network call (verify the destination is the intended service)curl -s -H "Authorization: whm $TOKEN" \
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medium Exfiltration
net-credential-usescripts/backup_account.sh:46Credential used in a network call (verify the destination is the intended service)curl -s -H "Authorization: whm $TOKEN" \
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medium Exfiltration
net-credential-usescripts/create_account.sh:21Credential used in a network call (verify the destination is the intended service)RESPONSE=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: whm $TOKEN" \
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medium Exfiltration
net-credential-usescripts/manage_database.sh:19Credential used in a network call (verify the destination is the intended service)curl -s -H "Authorization: cpanel $TOKEN" \
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medium Exfiltration
net-credential-usescripts/manage_database.sh:22Credential used in a network call (verify the destination is the intended service)curl -s -H "Authorization: cpanel $TOKEN" \
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medium Exfiltration
net-credential-usescripts/manage_database.sh:32Credential used in a network call (verify the destination is the intended service)curl -s -H "Authorization: cpanel $TOKEN" \
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medium Exfiltration
net-credential-usescripts/manage_database.sh:35Credential used in a network call (verify the destination is the intended service)curl -s -H "Authorization: cpanel $TOKEN" \
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medium Exfiltration
net-credential-usescripts/manage_database.sh:46Credential used in a network call (verify the destination is the intended service)curl -s -H "Authorization: cpanel $TOKEN" \
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medium Exfiltration
net-credential-usescripts/manage_dns.sh:18Credential used in a network call (verify the destination is the intended service)curl -s -H "Authorization: cpanel $TOKEN" \
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medium Exfiltration
net-credential-usescripts/manage_dns.sh:28Credential used in a network call (verify the destination is the intended service)curl -s -H "Authorization: cpanel $TOKEN" \
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medium Exfiltration
net-credential-usescripts/manage_dns.sh:35Credential used in a network call (verify the destination is the intended service)curl -s -H "Authorization: cpanel $TOKEN" \
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medium Exfiltration
net-credential-usescripts/manage_email.sh:18Credential used in a network call (verify the destination is the intended service)curl -s -H "Authorization: cpanel $TOKEN" \
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medium Exfiltration
net-credential-usescripts/manage_email.sh:30Credential used in a network call (verify the destination is the intended service)curl -s -H "Authorization: cpanel $TOKEN" \
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medium Exfiltration
net-credential-usescripts/manage_email.sh:39Credential used in a network call (verify the destination is the intended service)curl -s -H "Authorization: cpanel $TOKEN" \
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medium Exfiltration
net-credential-usescripts/manage_email.sh:49Credential used in a network call (verify the destination is the intended service)curl -s -H "Authorization: cpanel $TOKEN" \
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medium Exfiltration
net-credential-usescripts/manage_email.sh:59Credential used in a network call (verify the destination is the intended service)curl -s -H "Authorization: cpanel $TOKEN" \
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low Exfiltration
net-credential-useREADME.md:66Credential used in a network call (verify the destination is the intended service) (quoted — discussed, not commanded)exec command="curl -s -H 'Authorization: whm $CPANEL_TOKEN' '$CPANEL_HOST/json-api/version' | jq ."
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low Exfiltration
net-credential-useREADME.md:71Credential used in a network call (verify the destination is the intended service) (quoted — discussed, not commanded)exec command="curl -s -H 'Authorization: whm $CPANEL_TOKEN' '$CPANEL_HOST/json-api/listaccts?api.version=1' | jq ."
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low Exfiltration
net-credential-useREADME.md:76Credential used in a network call (verify the destination is the intended service) (quoted — discussed, not commanded)exec command='curl -s -H "Authorization: whm $CPANEL_TOKEN" "$CPANEL_HOST/json-api/createacct?api.version=1&username=newuser&domain=newdomain.com&password=secure123&plan=default" | jq .'
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low Secrets in code
secret-password-literalREADME.md:76Hard-coded password / key literal (may be an example) (quoted — discussed, not commanded)exec command='curl -s -H "Authorization: whm $CPANEL_TOKEN" "$CPANEL_HOST/json-api/createacct?api.version=1&username=newuser&domain=newdomain.com&password=secure123&plan=default" | jq .'
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low Exfiltration
net-credential-useREADME.md:81Credential used in a network call (verify the destination is the intended service) (security demo / example; quoted — discussed, not commanded)exec command='curl -s -H "Authorization: cpanel $CPANEL_TOKEN" "$CPANEL_HOST/execute/Email/add_pop?email=newuser&password=secure123&domain=example.com"a=250" | jq .'
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low Secrets in code
secret-password-literalREADME.md:81Hard-coded password / key literal (may be an example) (placeholder value)exec command='curl -s -H "Authorization: cpanel $CPANEL_TOKEN" "$CPANEL_HOST/execute/Email/add_pop?email=newuser&password=secure123&domain=example.com"a=250" | jq .'
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low Exfiltration
net-credential-usereferences/error-codes.md:161Credential used in a network call (verify the destination is the intended service) (security demo / example)curl -H "Authorization: cpanel $TOKEN" "$HOST/execute/DNS/zone_records?domain=example.com"
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low Exfiltration
net-credential-usereferences/error-codes.md:176Credential used in a network call (verify the destination is the intended service) (security demo / example)curl -H "Authorization: cpanel $TOKEN" "$HOST/execute/Email/list_pops?domain=example.com"
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low Exfiltration
net-credential-usereferences/quick-reference.md:14Credential used in a network call (verify the destination is the intended service) (documentation table row)| List accounts | `curl -H "Authorization: whm $TOKEN" "$HOST/json-api/listaccts?api.version=1"` |
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low Exfiltration
net-credential-usereferences/quick-reference.md:15Credential used in a network call (verify the destination is the intended service) (documentation table row)| Create account | `curl -H "Authorization: whm $TOKEN" "$HOST/json-api/createacct?api.version=1&username=USER&domain=DOMAIN&password=PASS&plan=PLAN"` |
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low Exfiltration
net-credential-usereferences/quick-reference.md:16Credential used in a network call (verify the destination is the intended service) (documentation table row)| Suspend account | `curl -H "Authorization: whm $TOKEN" "$HOST/json-api/suspendacct?api.version=1&user=USER"` |
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low Exfiltration
net-credential-usereferences/quick-reference.md:17Credential used in a network call (verify the destination is the intended service) (documentation table row)| Unsuspend account | `curl -H "Authorization: whm $TOKEN" "$HOST/json-api/unsuspendacct?api.version=1&user=USER"` |
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low Exfiltration
net-credential-usereferences/quick-reference.md:18Credential used in a network call (verify the destination is the intended service) (documentation table row)| Delete account | `curl -H "Authorization: whm $TOKEN" "$HOST/json-api/removeacct?api.version=1&user=USER"` |
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low Exfiltration
net-credential-useSKILL.md:19Credential used in a network call (verify the destination is the intended service) (quoted — discussed, not commanded)exec command="curl -s -H 'Authorization: whm $CPANEL_TOKEN' '$CPANEL_HOST/json-api/version' | jq ."
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low Exfiltration
net-credential-useSKILL.md:26Credential used in a network call (verify the destination is the intended service) (quoted — discussed, not commanded)exec command="curl -s -H 'Authorization: whm $CPANEL_TOKEN' '$CPANEL_HOST/json-api/listaccts?api.version=1' | jq ."
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low Exfiltration
net-credential-useSKILL.md:31Credential used in a network call (verify the destination is the intended service) (security demo / example; quoted — discussed, not commanded)exec command="curl -s -H 'Authorization: cpanel $CPANEL_TOKEN' '$CPANEL_HOST/execute/Email/add_pop?email=user&password=secure123&domain=example.com' | jq ."
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low Secrets in code
secret-password-literalSKILL.md:31Hard-coded password / key literal (may be an example) (placeholder value)exec command="curl -s -H 'Authorization: cpanel $CPANEL_TOKEN' '$CPANEL_HOST/execute/Email/add_pop?email=user&password=secure123&domain=example.com' | jq ."
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low Exfiltration
net-credential-useSKILL.md:59Credential used in a network call (verify the destination is the intended service) (quoted — discussed, not commanded)exec command='curl -s -H "Authorization: whm $CPANEL_TOKEN" "$CPANEL_HOST/json-api/createacct?api.version=1&username=newuser&domain=newdomain.com&password=secure123&plan=default" | jq .'
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low Secrets in code
secret-password-literalSKILL.md:59Hard-coded password / key literal (may be an example) (quoted — discussed, not commanded)exec command='curl -s -H "Authorization: whm $CPANEL_TOKEN" "$CPANEL_HOST/json-api/createacct?api.version=1&username=newuser&domain=newdomain.com&password=secure123&plan=default" | jq .'
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low Exfiltration
net-credential-useSKILL.md:65Credential used in a network call (verify the destination is the intended service) (quoted — discussed, not commanded)exec command='curl -s -H "Authorization: whm $CPANEL_TOKEN" "$CPANEL_HOST/json-api/suspendacct?api.version=1&user=username&reason=non-payment" | jq .'
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low Secrets in code
secret-password-literalSKILL.md:97Hard-coded password / key literal (may be an example) (placeholder value)exec command='curl -s -H "Authorization: cpanel $CPANEL_TOKEN" "$CPANEL_HOST/execute/Email/add_pop?email=newuser&password=secure123&domain=example.com"a=250" | jq .'
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Files scanned: 14. Evidence is masked. Grey chips explain why severity was lowered.
Against the Agent Skills spec
- warning
missing-refreference to a missing file: references/whm-api.md - warning
missing-refreference to a missing file: references/uapi.md
Process rating: all ten parameters 33/100
- 0Tools and files. 2 referenced file(s) missing: references/whm-api.md, references/uapi.md
- 0Result and completion. Does not say what the result is
- 0Inputs and preconditions. Does not say what the process needs to start
- 0Failures and branches. Linear process with no failure handling
- 0Progress reporting. Says nothing while it works
- 20When it triggers. No condition that starts the skill
- 30Running it twice. 9 mutating operations with no state check
- 100Steps. 31 steps
- 100Consistency. Name and required fields are in place
- 100Execution cost. Instruction body is 1963 tokens
- medium Safety rules and hard prohibitions inside a skill: they belong in the system prompt, here they protect nothing
- low 11 top-level sections: this looks like several domains in one skill
Everything here is measured from the skill text rather than judged by a model, so the numbers are checkable. A parameter weighs more when it is a more common reason for the process to stall.
Quality signals
- +5Description has no quoted example phrases that should trigger the skill
- +4Description does not say when NOT to use the skill (false activations)
- +3Output format is not stated: the model decides each time
- +1No license
- +2Single-language instructions
- +3Description length 498: enough signal without eating the budget
- +4Structure: 26 headings
- +3Step-by-step instructions: 31 items
- +4Has examples (24 code blocks)
- +4Reference files are cited in the instructions (3 of 4)
- +3All 6 scripts are documented
Quality base 70; lint remarks subtract, signals add up to 100. Result: 82.